The eyes certainly have it. There are plenty of ocular gene therapies being studied in a crowded field and now there is a new one as Perceive Biotherapeutics Inc. has closed on a $78 million series B financing.

Bottneuro AG closed the first tranche of a bridge round, bringing its total capital raise in 2022 to $4.3 million. This is being used to develop its noninvasive, domestic therapy for treating early moderate-stage Alzheimer’s patients.

Cryofocus Medtech (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has raised HK$210 million (US$27 million) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Its shares opened at HK$18.5 apiece, fell over 6% and closed at HK$17.66 on the first trading day of Dec. 30, 2022. Its shares closed at HK$16.8 per share on Jan. 3, 2023.

Boan Biotechnology Co. Ltd. raised HK$152.8 million (US$19.6 million) from a Hong Kong IPO, capital the company will use to speed up product development, expand marketing and ramp up manufacturing.